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Churches call for immediate end to war in Ukraine

15 Mar 2022
In this season of Lent, the Revd Dr John Bradbury, General Secretary of the United Reformed Church (URC), the Revd Clare Downing, Moderator of the URC General Assembly, along with 18 other URC representatives join 300 delegates at the Churches Together in England (CTE) Forum in calling for an immediate end to the war in […]

New URC Deputy General Secretary for Mission appointed

15 Mar 2022
The Revd Philip Brooks, the United Reformed Church’s (URC) Secretary for Ecumenical & Interfaith Relations, has been appointed to serve as its Deputy General Secretary (Mission) for two years.   Philip takes up the role after Francis Brienen announced last year that she will be moving back to her home country of the Netherlands after […]

Award-winning community church starts new project

15 Mar 2022
With a long history of supporting local people in need, Lea Road Community Church’s latest venture comes as no surprise. A lottery grant of more than £200,000 has enabled the church to establish Together In Penn Fields, a project designed to develop its existing work and meet the needs of new and emerging communities in […]

Maidenhead’s ‘phenomenal’ response to Ukraine

14 Mar 2022
Maidenhead United Reformed Church has played a central role in sending a lorry packed with emergency supplies to Ukraine. In total, 590 boxes of all sizes packed full of medical supplies, medicines, first aid kits, sanitary products, toiletries, food, sleeping bags, blankets and cutlery, along with more than 1,000 packs of nappies were driven to […]

Prayer and action for people facing racism in Ukraine

11 Mar 2022
The Racial Justice Advocacy Forum (RJAF) calls for coverage, prayer and action for Black and Brown peoples facing racial discrimination amidst the invasion of Ukraine. The RJAF, of which the United Reformed Church (URC) is a part, condemns the invasion of Ukraine, and is deeply saddened by the loss of life, the destruction of homes […]

Young, woke, Christians speak up in new book

04 Mar 2022
A complaint about how young people’s views are often dismissed by churches has led to the publication of an important book. Each chapter of Young, Woke, and Christian: Words From a Missing Generation, edited by United Reformed Church Youth member Victoria Turner, is written by a different young Christian from a different tradition. It covers […]
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